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Opinion
The Collegian
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Governor sets example for peers
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It’s been four
months since the
family of David
Allen laid him to rest
after his heroin over-
dose. Andrew Cole
Allen, a former NE
Campus student, was
arrested and charged
with his death.
Wouldn’t that
Dear Editor,
I am writing in response to the editorial
“Justice Hindered by Impotence,” which ap-
peared in the June 9 publication of The Col-
legian.
The idea that the United Nations War
Crimes Tribunal is powerless to enforce the
indictment of Slobodan Milosevic is way off
target. Likewise, your assertion that in the
wake of the alleged “impotence” left by the
War Crimes Tribunal, the United States is
obligated to run to the rescue is equally mis-
guided.
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carried out. It is a reaching argument to
compare the horrors of slavery in the U.S.
200 years ago to the ethnic cleansing in the
former Yugoslavia. The truth is the United
States is bound by treaty with the United
Nations to intervene in such cases.
I am in no way condoning Milosevic’s
crimes. The man is a monster. However,
before the United States feels the need to
tion a politician of any type.
Bush’s actions will definitely endear him to Texans and
Dear Editor,
In response to news reports of the mari-
juana incident at Tarrant County College,
NE Campus, we would like to say the Build-
ing Services Department is composed of
many hard working, law-abiding individuals.
The incident reported led people to be-
lieve the whole department was involved or
aware of the illegal activity. This was not
the case. Although we did lose some co-
workers, those of us left were not involved.
We felt that the Building Services De-
partment’s reputation before this incident
was very good, and we are working hard to
maintain that good reputation.
Sean Dickerson, editor-in-chief • Blair Ponder, associate editor
Justin Young, nw news editor • Jennifer Swenson, se news editor
Theresia Hallmark, south news editor • Carlos Raigosa, ne news editor
Stephanie Sterie, entertainment editor • David Boyd, sports editor
Jill Wohldmann, director of advertising
Stephen Madrid, web page designer
Stacy Luecker, graphic designer* Eric Luecker, business manager
Diane Turner, editorial adviser • Dr. Joe L. Norton, adviser
We would like to thank the people who
believed in and supported us during this sit-
uation.
Building Services
Northeast Campus
ly, I was born in this country, which makes
me just an American.
Part of the problem in this country is
people feel the need to walk on eggshells
when it comes to delicate issues. People
(politicians especially) now have elaborate
phrases to describe others with deficiencies
or handicaps of some sort. Why is it no
proceed as a single country acting in judg-
ment of the Milosevic regime, I suggest that
we as a nation act in accordance with the
laws of the governing body of the world.
Thank you,
Michael Nicholls Pugh
History/ Political Science
longer proper to simply say what is wrong?
Political correctness extends further than
just two word. Certain actions are being cur-
tailed because of how some view them. One
of the best examples I can think of is spank-
ing a child. More and more people say this
constitutes child abuse, and I could not dis-
agree more.
When I was growing up and did some-
thing my parents considered wrong, spanking
a certain part of my body was the best way to
ensure I would not make that mistake again.
Now it seems we have young adults who
were not disciplined as children, and they are
often using guns to solve their problems.
People need to stop worrying about the
right way to address people or problems and
focus on what can be done to help them.
to determine the success of the War Crimes
Tribunal. I recognize that at this time it will
be difficult to detain Mr. Milosevic or even
his subservience; however, it is the responsi-
bility of the world community to prosecute
crimes of this nature.
These proceedings will likely involve
the United States in a large capacity, never-
theless; the notion that it is the 13th Amend-
ment of the Constitution that binds us to
such action is absurd. The 13th Amendment
makes slavery in the U.S. illegal and grants
Congress the power to legislate the means
The War Crimes Tribunal is responsible need to ensure the doctrine of the 13th is
for prosecuting individuals accused of
crimes against humanity dating back to the
Nuremburg Trials: trials responsible for
bringing to justice Nazi war criminals.
Moreover, the War Crimes Tribunal prose-
cuted the United States for crimes against
the people of Vietnam during the Vietnam
war.
Time is the most important factor used
ov. George W. Bush recently announced he will not
I Traccept his state salary when he is out of the state
pursuing his presidential dreams. His belief is tax-
payers should not have to pay a governor’s salary twice.
According to Texas law, if Bush is out of the state from
midnight to midnight on any given day, Lt. Gov. Rick Perry
receives the Governor’s salary.
Until July 5, Texans had been paying both men $316.01
a day while Bush was out of the state campaigning.
Bush, whose’s annual salary is $115,345 as governor, is
the only Texas governor ever to make a formal run for the
presidency.
Giving the funds back was the right thing to do.
Bush once again leads by example, a move most politi-
cians have forgotten. Perhaps, if every Texas legislator fol-
lowed his lead and saved a penny here and a penny there, number one fund-raising Republican candidate, not to
taxpayers might respect those individuals more.
Bush is, without a doubt, setting a precedent for all fu-
come up with rent money or
trying to find the next meal for
their child does not want to be
told they are economically de-
pressed. They want stability
and assurance that something
will be done to help them.
. Have we become a nation so
caring towards our citizens that
we invent new phrases to ease mouthful to say in conversation; and second-
the pain of those less fortunate?
Or are we too afraid to come out and say
something is wrong, using a vague term as
the best way to mask it? Are midgets (yes, I
said it) or a short people going to feel better if
they are classified as “vertically challenged”?
Another change associated with political
correctness is there are no longer any regular
ture governors and politicians who look to reside at 1300 Americans everywhere who are tired of the “me, me, me” of
Pennsylvania Ave. past candidates.
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Kyle Slater
reporter.
poverty-stricken areas. He described the
areas as being “economically depressed.”
Whatever happened to poor"!
For some odd reason, a pompous man in
a suit reading the words “economically de-
pressed” from a tele-prompter did not settle
well with me. A man or woman struggling to
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Some people have questioned Bush’s use of Texas
Rangers and DPS officials as part of his security staff, but
the governor must be protected at all times regardless of
what he is doing or where he is doing it.
He could face security risk in any of situation he is in,
whether fishing in his favorite hole in East Texas or meeting
a foreign dignitary in another country.
The unknown number of bodyguards are being flown on
the governor’s plane, which is being paid for by Bush’s $37
million-plus campaign war-chest—another benevolent act
by a man many feel has already wrapped up the Republican
presidential nomination.
The security staff will remain with Bush, if elected, until
he leaves the Governor’s Mansion for the White House.
These acts of generosity are astonishing moves by the
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ne news editor
just steer a person away from the dark side of heroin and
into church to plead forgiveness? It would me.
But Allen still has a couple of minutes of fame left be-
fore his fifteen minutes expire. He was recently arrested for
delivery of a controlled substance.
A young man was taken to Harris Methodist HEB hos-
pital with the signs of a heroin-induced overdose. He lived,
but the Bedford Police traced back the drug. The search
A terrible dis-
ease has spread
across the nation.
Those infected do not
realize until it is too
late. The disease is
political correctness.
A local anchor-
man recently com-
mented on President
Clinton’s tour of
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Drug overdoses not result of ignorance
Texas, it seems that through the shadows comes another
story about the abuse of drugs.
Perhaps we are becoming so accustomed to another
person’s overdosing that it has become routine and is no
longer newsworthy.
Perhaps many people have learned the consequences
drug abuse, or perhaps the drug task force is doing what
many thought could not be done.
But for some reason some people cannot understand
the risks involved (both legal and physical) in illegal drug
use.
The time has come for a re-evaluation of our campaign
against drugs. We have been targeting suppliers when we
should be targeting users.
The drug industry is driven by demand. With no cus-
tomers, suppliers would be forced to find another way to
make money.
Stiffer penalties for drug use will cause many to stop
and take a look at the consequences before it’s too late.
lead back to Allen.
While his manslaughter case for David Alien’s death
was pending a grand jury trial, the Bedford Police Depart-
ment filed the distribution charge with the District Attor-
ney’s office, Lt. Bill Schuessler, of the Bedford PD, said.
Allen faces a maximum of two years in a state jail and
a maximum of 20 years for manslaughter in a state peniten-
tiary if convicted of both charges.
I guess it’s right that, “you can’t teach an old dog new
tricks.”
It makes you wonder why this drug is still so popular
around the area. Does the high risk factor add to the glam-
our of the drug?
We can’t blame ignorance anymore. Our government
has spent millions of dollars in drug eduction from elemen-
tary school through high school. And what about the real
life-examples? Have the victims of this epidemic died in
vain? It seems so.
Despite the war against the heroin invasion in North
Political correctness 'reality challenged'
Americans. A person is now either African-
American, Latin-American, Chinese-Ameri-
can, etc. Most people who insert another
country in front of “American” have never
even set foot on those places.
I’m not trying to insult anyone or make
light of their heritage, but the thing is we are
all Americans. I do not refer to myself as an
English-Irish-American. First of all, it is a
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Recently, a 7-year old boy in Dallas
killed his 3-year old brother while
wrestling with him.
Many young people wrestle with
their siblings, but this incident proves
the adage, “a little knowledge can be a
dangerous thing.”
Many kids watch wrestling every
week, in itself not a bad activity; howev-
er, when those same children try to em-
ulate their favorite wrestling stars,
things start to go badly. ■
Young children like this boy see
only one part of wrestling. They see a
man beating up on another man.
The wrestling illusion is effective
because of “the sell”—the most impor-
tant part of professional wrestling. It
produces the illusion that one is in great
pain where there is none or very little.
Wrestling maneuvers like the
clothesline, piledriver, powerbomb and
others are quite dangerous; yet profes-
sional wrestlers have years of training
and experience. They know how to per-
form the moves properly with a mini-
mum chance of injury.
Children do not have the training or
experience to perform these moves
properly.
The child in Dallas must have seen
someone perform a clothesline in the
ring and then saw the victim get back up
a few seconds later.
He then decided it might be fun to
try. “It can’t hurt that much since some-
one got up from it fairly quickly.”
Sadly, this child did not take into
consideration the safety devices of the
ring and his and his brother’s inexperi-
ence. Perhaps he also didn’t realize the
fragility of a 3-year-old body.
Many are blaming the wrestling in-
dustry, but it is not the problem.
I also' do not think that any right-
thinking-person could not realize a 7-
year-old boy was ignorant of the true
risk involved in the stunt.
The blame lies with these children’s
parents. They should have been at their
children’s sides explaining that
wrestling is just an illusion. They
should have told their children that, like
all stunts, wrestling is dangerous unless
performed by trained performers.
The parents obviously were not
there, allowing their son to commit frat-
ricide.
These parents will have to live with
the fact that the WWF, Vince McMahon
and Blackjack Bradshaw did not cause
their son’s death.
Just as if they had performed the
clothesline themselves, it was through i
their inaction that they killed their son.
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